How tall is Baltazar?

Baltazar's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 88% of men in Brazil.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 88% of men in Brazil born in 1959 (average 169.8 cm).

Baltazar next to his teammates

Émerson Leão is 1 cm taller than Baltazar (179 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1980 to 1986.

About Baltazar

Baltazar, full name Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born on 27 July 1959 in Goiânia, Goiás, and started playing with his hometown club Atlético Goianiense.

During an 18 year professional career he also played in Spain, Portugal, France and Japan, winning several individual scoring honours. He signed for Grêmio in 1979 and helped the team win back to back Gauchão titles. In the 1981 Série A final against São Paulo, he scored the only goal in the second match for the club's first national championship. He then played for Palmeiras, Flamengo and Botafogo, and had his first spell abroad at the age of 26 with Celta de Vigo in Spain. He appeared with the Brazil national team that won the 1989 Copa América.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Baltazar is 1 cm shorter than Émerson Leão, who is listed at 179 cm (5'10") and was his teammate in the Brazil men's national football team from 1980 to 1986.

Frequently asked

How tall is Baltazar in feet and inches? Baltazar is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Baltazar compared to Émerson Leão? Émerson Leão is 1 cm taller than Baltazar: 179 cm (5'10") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Baltazar tall for men in Brazil? At 178 cm he is taller than about 88% of men in Brazil born in 1959, whose average height is 169.8 cm.

Sources

• Baltazar on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Baltazar on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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